Movement for Social Justice

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Movement for Social Justice

| logo = Movement for Social Justice T&T.png

| logo_size = 300px

| colorcode = {{party color|Movement for Social Justice}}

| leader = David Abdulah

| chairperson = Gregory Fernandez

| ideology = Socialism
Labourism
Direct democracy

| position = Left-wing

| headquarters = San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

| website = {{url|https://www.msjtnt.org/}}

| country = Trinidad and Tobago

| founded = March 2009

| founder =

| registered = April 2010

| membership_year =

| membership =

| colors = {{Color box|{{party color|Movement for Social Justice}}|border=darkgray}} Sky blue

| seats1_title = House of Representatives

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|41|hex={{party color|Movement for Social Justice}}}}

| seats2_title = Local districts

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|136|hex={{party color|Movement for Social Justice}}}}

| seats3_title = Local municipalities

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|14|hex={{party color|Movement for Social Justice}}}}

| regional = São Paulo Forum

}}

{{Politics of Trinidad and Tobago}}

The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) is a socialist political party in Trinidad and Tobago founded in March 2009. Its logo is the Scales of Justice. Its current leader is David Abdulah, a former government senator and general secretary of the Oilfields Workers' Trade Union.

The MSJ party was part of the People's Partnership alliance for the 2010 general elections, but did not contest under its own name and has since parted ways with the PP.[http://news.co.tt/public_html/article.php?story=2012052106000734 "Then there were four"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041526/http://news.co.tt/public_html/article.php?story=2012052106000734 |date=4 March 2016 }}, Breaking News Trinidad and Tobago, 21 May 2012.Cecily Asson, [http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,161928.html "MSJ Out Partnership"], Newsday, 18 June 2012.[http://www.caribjournal.com/2012/06/18/trinidads-movement-for-social-justice-leaves-coalition-government/ "Trinidad’s Movement for Social Justice Leaves Coalition Government"], Caribbean Journal, 18 June 2012.John Spence, [http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/A_movement_for_social_justice-163807326.html "A movement for social justice"], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010032/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/A_movement_for_social_justice-163807326.html |date=2 February 2017 }} Trinidad Express newspapers, 26 July 2012. The party held its Founding Congress on May 14, 2011.

In October 2012 the MSJ launched a think-tank called the Foundation for Social Justice, which aims to promote ideals of social justice, equity and participatory democracy through seminars, research, publication, advocacy and campaigns.{{Cite news |last=Douglas |first=Sean |date=2012-10-10 |title=MSJ launches think-tank |url=http://www.newsday.co.tt/politics/0,167467.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015020905/http://www.newsday.co.tt/politics/0,167467.html |archive-date=2012-10-15 |access-date= |work=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday}}